Lev Polugaevsky vs Mikhail Tal

Riga Interzonal · 1979 · English Opening · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Riga Interzonal
Site Riga
Round 2
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k2N2/pp2p3/2n1p2p/5q2/3b4/N2n1pP1/P2P3P/1RBQ2K1 w - - 4 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb4
  6. 6.Bc4 Be6
  7. 7.Bxe6 Nd3+
  8. 8.Kf1 fxe6
  9. 9.Ng5 Qb6
  10. 10.Qe2 c4
  11. 11.b3 h6
  12. 12.Nf3 Nc6
  13. 13.bxc4 O-O-O
  14. 14.g3 g5
  15. 15.Kg2 Qc5
  16. 16.Rb1 Bg7
  17. 17.Nb5 Qxc4
  18. 18.Qe3 Rhf8
  19. 19.Rf1 g4
  20. 20.Nh4 Nxf2
  21. 21.Ng6 Rd3
  22. 22.Na3 Qa4
  23. 23.Qe1 Rdf3
  24. 24.Nxf8 Nd3
  25. 25.Qd1 Qxe4
  26. 26.Rxf3 gxf3+
  27. 27.Kf1 Qf5
  28. 28.Kg1 Bd4+

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